WindSat polarimetric microwave observations improve southern hemisphere numerical weather prediction

Australian Meteorological Magazine

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-40

  Le Marshall, John ^a   Bi, Li ^b   Jung, James ^c   Zapotocny, Tom ^c   Morgan, Michael ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 34447266750     PISSN: 00049743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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